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backing down over the new and controversial security measures which includes body scans and pat downs. >> it is an interesting situation. as many as 81% of americans support the body scanner. the outcry continues to get louder. some of the top leaders say that they do not like the pat downs either. many travelers are bristling over the new reality. body scans or pat downs. >> i am not comfortable with what they can pat and search. >> i have heard a lot of negatives. >> some are so upset that they are encouraging travelers to opt

out of the body scan. experts feel that this could delay security. >> we can replace this with real security that does not jeopardize our rights or our health. >> there are 185 body scanners across the country. there are 2100 total security lanes. more than 80% of security l anes will not have the body scan. >> there are important options. top manmorning, tsa's said that to the policy was here to stay. >> and bobby putin bill was wondering why the american public was not -- bobby jindal was wondering why the american

public was not given more warning. >> would you submit to one of these pat downs? >> not if i could avoid it. who what? >> they are trying to make these procedures as minimally invasive as possible. perhaps some repositioning there on the subject of security measures. airport and travel experts are saying that as many as 1 million more people are expected to travel this thanksgiving. get to the airports as early as 90 minutes before your flight to make sure you can get on it ok. >> people in a popular d.c. community are showed up after a couple walking home from dinner attacked.

>> this was not your typical robbery. three men dawned in ski masks robbed and beat a young couple. >> this is of great concern to all of us. >> the robbery and beatings that unfolded in this alley is inspiring residents to use every we source that they have to create a safer environment. >> we want to make sure that somebody is brought to justice. >> neighbors gathered around 18th street. they were attacked while walking home from a nearby restaurant. >> they beat them up savagely. they put guns to their heads. once they were on the ground, they kicked them with boots. >> neighbors talk to d.c. police about preventing another attack.

they could reinstate the nighttime security guard at a nearby building. >> just the presence of a security guard would make a huge difference. >> residents are not worried. they know that their resolve will last. >> there are three violent men that are out there that need to be caught. >> she is so shaken that she is going to conclude her program early and go back to europe with her boyfriend, where they both lived, within the week. we are told that there are some encouraging leads. >> we are learning new details about the tragic accident that killed a man in silver spring. this happened on cherry hill road. they were following a van driven by a man that had just gotten into a fight with his girlfriend. he slammed into an suv with four

people inside. moments before the crash, he tried to alert his girlfriend. >> he told her to swerve to the right. the cars were all coming the same way. this was the impact. >> the driver was seriously hurt, as were the other passengers. they were all wearing seat belts. blackwell was not. charges are pending against the other driver. mobile speed cameras are up and running in the city. posted speeds of 35 miles per hour or less. it will capture drivers that go 12 pirates -- 12 miles over the posted speed limit. a big change in montgomery county began today. hard liquor sales are now allowed on sunday.

the county is hoping that this will bring in extra revenue during these tough economic times. this program will be tested for at least six months. they say allowing the hard liquor sales will eat into their profits. tonight, redskins fans are celebrating. the redskins beat the titans in overtime. he joins us with fan reaction. >> it was a very entertaining. >> this was a tight game that went back and forth. you look at the redskins today and they look like a completely different team than the one that we saw get blown up by the eagles on monday night. that made this game a very important one for a team that had a lot to prove to its fans and itself. >> a gut check for sure.

fans watched to see if their team had any heart left about the -- after the embarrassing loss to philadelphia. >> we came out in little bit harder this week than last week. >> the skins did bounce back in tennessee. >> a win is a win. i see them going 8-8, which is good enough. >> it was far from a walk in the park. this game was a nail biter. it went back and forth. all that the skins had to do to win was to make this 47-yard field goal. on this day of redemption, gano had a chance to redeem himself in overtime. >> they do it every week. that is how the game is. this was a wonderful game. they fought hard and they pulled it out. it was nice to see them fight to

the end in a game with some tough injuries. >> we will talk to the quarterback and we will talk to the coach. those clear skies have given way to some fog. he is live in the weather center. >> a little bit of fog for the overnight hours and into the early hours tomorrow. reagan national airport, the wind has greatly diminished. that has allowed the formation of fog. we do have some clouds on the way. these are all part of a cold front that will essentially bring showers to the area. a complete look at my forecast in just a few minutes. >> still to come, a status symbol. the special gift that the pope gave.

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al qaeda's affiliate in yemen said that day more package bomb -- while the package bomb attack may have been thwarted, or are on the way. they were targeting u.s. bound cargo planes. it cost just $4,200 and it was planned in three months. he said that -- they said that the goal is not to kill people, but to cripple the u.s. economy. >> the cause us to spend hundreds of millions of dollars and change our way of life. >> the goal is to financially believed the united states to death. lite of hollywood's e turned out for a publicist that was murdered.

just hours before she was killed, she attended the premiere of the new movie "burlesque." she was shot as she drove home from a beverly hills party. a man suspected of killing his coat -- co-worker and dumping his body in a box, he is accused of shooting him at a northwest high-rise building. and dumping his body 50 miles away in frederick county. his roommates said that he had threatened him over an affair with his wife. a day after the washington arch beset -- archbishop was elevated to cardinal, at the basilica of this morning, pope benedict placed a ring on his right hand. this symbolizes his new rank as cardinal.

some comments by former first lady barbara bush about sarah palin are making some headlines tonight. here is what she said to larry king. >> i thought that she was beautiful. i think she is very happy in alaska. i hope she stays there. >> it is the last comment that is making headlines. the comments, in the middle of the media blitz surrounding palin. her book comes out on tuesday. a finalist on "dancing with the stars." be sure to see him live next monday and tuesday. >> you want to start grooving early. >> they do start grooving. we have some weather on the

way the next few days. a very busy travel season, especially on wednesday. the fog starting to move across the area, across pennsylvania avenue. the good news, it should dissipate by 9:00 in the morning. the upper northwest, the high of 56 degrees. 47 in centreville. our final stop takes us to maryland. a daytime high of 56. the official high at reagan national, about 20 degrees cooler than we had yesterday. 55 degrees. the record high in 79 setback in 1900. temperatures are going to fall just another couple of

degrees. it is not going to be tremendous the bad for tomorrow morning. look at the milder air. these are on 11:00 temperatures. you noticed the shades of purple and white. those are cold temperatures. this colder air will lead eventually make its way across our area. this is the second cold front that arrived on thanksgiving day. by friday, it will feel very, very cold. they have winter storm warnings for aspen. could see up to 24 inches of snow. nothing like that in the mid- atlantic. the head of the frontal system, daytime highs in the middle to upper 60's.

once the cold front moves on through, a few showers on tuesday night. clouds will increase late on wednesday night and then showers on thanksgiving day on thursday. friday, winds and colder temperatures. patchy fog will start to develop. skies turn partly cloudy. here is the extended outlook through the holiday weekend. cooler on wednesday and thursday. 50% chance for showers on thursday. some of the will be waking up early for the black friday sale. you will want to bundle up. wednesday, a very important travel day. it looks ok. head over to tbd.com

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i really did not expect this performance from the washington redskins today in light of the embarrassing loss last week. this team showed a lot of determination. you can attribute that to the

players and coaches. things did not start out well. donovan mcnabb goes down after tripping over his center on the very first offensive play for the skins. mark takes the punt for the titans and he makes it there. 89 yards. 7-0. the skins get the ball back and they marched back down the field. donovan mcnabb a fine santana moss in the end zone. young was out for the rest of the game. gano bangs home this field goal. gano gets a chance to win the game in regulation from 47 yards

out. he is short. in ot, one boneheaded play after another for the titans defense. two 15-yard penalties. that gave gano another chance to seal the victory. it is perfect. the kick went through. move their record to 5-5. >> before i looked up, i knew it was in. it was like kicking a pillow. >> and was a tough week. i knew that they would come out and played extremely hard. that is what i was proud of. >> for us to come out to a game like this where we knew it was going to be a battle, it was not just one unit. together, we were able to pull

it out. >> you heard the coach talk about injuries. it turned out to be a costly injury for the skins. clinton's portis was just back from day groin injury. he went down. 10 redskins were sidelined. and that the coach scratching his head. >> in the national football league, dies go down and die step up. i have never had that many go down in a game. >> direct dr. rhee went down. he said, can you play offensive line? i said, not exactly. >> you have a sense of humor when you win. the wizards played a very solid game in detroit. they could not hold on to a of lead in regulation. hamilton was on fire.

115-110. george town in the championship game in south carolina. he grabs the ball and starts the break. george mason played in the consolation game. virginia tech took care of unc greensboro. >> it was a happy haynes worth, was it not? you rarely see that. a

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>> controversial new security measures have some travelers out rage. tonight, is the tsa changing its tune? it was a controversial move from the beginning. from the scanners to the pat downs that had some passengers feeling defiled. this is the new reality of airport security. >> i am not comfortable with the area that they do pat and search. >> lawmakers began to throw in their two cents. >> if bang they believe this was the response to a real threat, why did they not make the case to the american public? >> would you submit to one of these pat downs? >> not if i could avoid it. >> the head of the tsa